Inflatable toy



H. W. FRANKLIN.

INFLATABLE TOY. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, I921.

1,413,978. Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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HOWARD .WIL'LI'AM ,rnAnKiir-N, for IJAL'STON, Lennon, 'nnenann, assent" Fro 1. g

FR n Lmajjsons; trimaran; or Benetton, Lonnomgnnfe-nann p f In'rLATAieLE ron.

To all 101 1 am it may concern 1 Be it known that I, i-lowiinn XVILLI Dalston, London, "E, '8, England, have in vented a new and useful lnflatableToy, of

which the iollowin'gis'a specification.

The invention relates to that kind-of toy j i c which form the air chamber. aisa single-f sheet o'ti r-ubber which mayybe green and 9 which forms the back; of the vair chamber.-

Z1 is aryel-low sheet ofrubber which is jo'inedu i j which is made of india rubber and inflated. iuch toys have hitherto'been mad'ebydip iin a mould and are ver thin and unsuitable tor use byyoung children as they-are very readily' punctured, and 1f coloured, they are the same colour allover, or are painted,-

and the paint either washes or wears' ofl i The object of the present invention is-to prodme an inflatable toy which; is sufficiently strong for rough use and-one on which the colours are permanent-even if the toy be used in a bath.

According to the present invention, sheets of coloured rubber compound are stamped or otherwise cut to the required shapes to produce the toy.

Two or more of these sheets are cemented together to produce an air chamber having the desired shape such as what is known as a golliwog,'an animal, bird or reptile. To

the chamber thus formedare then cemented strips or other shaped pieces, stamped or cut from sheets of coloured rubber compound to represent for instance, eyes, lips, a collar, arms, buttons, and trousers or legs. An

extra thick piece maybe employed for the nose.

The larger shaped pieces of rubber thus cemented to the under layers, strengthen the toy. p

To strengthen the seams, strips of coloured rubber compound may be applied Such a toy is provided with a non-return valve made of rubber of known construction which is practically flush with the outer surface and which may be readily opened to release the air contained in the toy when it is desired to pack the toy away.

All the parts are suitably vulcanized or cured.

In the coloured sheets employed, the colour I penetrates throughout the mass and is waterproof.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front j f Applica tionfiled' January 7, 1921-.f se ia1 No. 4245,7245

elevation ofazdolleand Fig; 2 is a side elevation of the same'." I p y 4 Fig 3 is a side elevation of atoy repreg'i penguinzand Fig; 4 is an underside 1 =view oi the same: y Y.

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Figs-5 is ascct-io'nlof a valve.

fsp' eciiieationcf letters ilentgg The inflatable doll shown in'jFigs'. 1 and 2, l 1

is made fromthree sheets of rubber a, b, and-1 to the :sheet 3 c which maybe blue, "The ber tube (1 which is flattened at its innerend 'so that the two sidesof the-flattened:-

portion are permanently in contact except when they are opened by air entering the toy or when the flattened sides are removed from contact with each other by inserting a rod for the purposeot deflating the toy.

At the upper part a sheet 6 of white rub ber representing a head dress is cementedto the air chamber, and on this white rubber e is cemented a sheetof pink rubber to represent the face. The'hair'is represented by pieces of black rubber g. The eyebrows,

eyes, nostrils, and. lips-are. represented by suitably shaped pieces of coloured rubber marked it which are cemented to the pink sheet 7.

A. trimming around the neck is represented by a piece 01"? blue-rubberi and the bows on the hair may be pieces of red rubber marked 7'. V

The apron is a sheet of white rubber is whichis cemented partly on the sheet 5 and partly on the sheet a. The wooden shoes are" represented by the-black piece of rubber Z. V The larger pieces of rubber .e, fig, 2', and A1, greatly strengthen the air chamber which latter being made of sheet rubber is much" stronger than the very thin air chambers dipping a mould. The air chamber is "further strengthened at the seams by the strips m. p ,i

The inflatable toy shown in Figs. 3 and 4 represents a penguin andthe-air chamber'is hitherto used and made in a single piece by l Q, g p v I 1,413,978

joined down the centre lines of the front and of different colored rubber compound e. 30 back. at strengthening strip a is employed mented onto theair chamber to strengthen over the top and down the'b'ack butth'e'white the same and indicate various parts of the sheets 0 are merely'overlapped. The sheets toy and a non-return air valvepractically 1 5 n and 0 are fastened at their'lower partsnto -flush=with the outer surface of the toy suba stiffer base of having a valve (Z similar to stantially as setforth.

thatshown in Fig. 5. The beak is made by 2. An inflatable india rubber toy having a piece'of'yellow-rubber p which is wrapped an air chamber made from sheetsof' rubber around the upper part of the air chamber compound cemented together and cemented 10 The opening in the beak is indicated by a strip onto a stiffer base made of india rubber, other i of black rubber-p and the eye g'is made of sheets of different colored rubbergcompound 40 an under layer of yellow rubber with an upcemented ontothe air chamber to strengthen percentralpiece of black rubber. The wings the same andindicate various partso'f the arezseparate air vchamberseach made of two toy and a non-return air valve practically I pieces of rubber, the outer-sheets rbeingdark flush with the outer surface of the toy.;;subgrey or black, and the inner sheets 1' being stantially as setforth, white. Thesesheets are cemented together 3. An inflatableindia rubber toy having at their upper-ends at to close the air an'air. chamber made from sheets of rubber chambers andtheyare cemented to the main compound cemented together, other sheets of inflatable air chamber. A strengthening different colored rubber compound cemented strip. 1 isemployed to connect each wing to ontothe air chamber to strengthen the same 50 theinflatablechamber. The feet 8 are made and indicate various parts of the toy anda V fromseparatepieces of thick sheet rubber non-return air valve practically flush with which are Cemented, tothe lower face of the the outer surface of the toy consisting of a 25 base-n a rubber tube which is flattened at its inner \Vhat I: claim as my invention is: end so that the two sides of the flattened por- 1. An: inflatable india rubber toy having 'tion arein contact, substantially as set forth. an'air chamber made from sheets of rubber In witness whereof I have set my hand.

compound cementedv together, other sheets HOWARD VVILLIAM FRANKLIN. 

